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Boeing 747-400 (D-ABTK)
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Boeing 747-400 (D-ABTK)

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Christian Base
Wow!
John moffitt
This photograph is mind blowing. Excellent
Robert Bryan
Awesome photo!!!
Greg Byington
Very nice!
AMAZING
AMAZING
Alex Georgescu
Francis Pinault
Magnifique
ken kemper
Splendid Thorsten !!
STEPHEN FURTAK
Thank you sir!
My students will understand Wake Turbulence a bit better.

Steve
Curtis Smith
Awesome catch!
Jason Apol
Fantastic photo! Someone was on the ball to catch that pic. I'm curious tho.... The aircraft in that photo is going toward the disturbance in the clouds (smoke?). So there was a previous aircraft. Any chance anyone knows the aircraft type or the conditions / location of the photo?
themold
To me it seems that I'm looking at the A/C going away from me and towards the giant wake vortex.
RimasRimas
Excellent
Viv Pike
Jason Apol & themold.

The aircraft is indeed travelling away from the viewer.
However - the wake vortex is closer to the camera than the aircraft is. The aircraft created that vortex and is moving away. It has "passed through" that vortex already.
Bill Seward
Wicked!
Sunil George
Amazing....!
It happened to be difficult to render the pic. 1st. If it were a vortex facing the plane someone could’ve made the pilot aware about it. 2nd. The distance between the supposed vortex and the plane would be too short for attempting a right turn. 3rd. The distance between the plane and the camera would be too short to try to avoid an eventual crash. Gathering all events aforementioned could make up a peril combination leading to a fatality. Saving a better opinion.
Leonard Shilton
I sure wouldn't want to be in back of that big guy!!!!
balgregor
Magnifique !
serge LOTH
Chief! somebody is Following us! … amazing pict.5*
Peter Melling
Great Photo! It just goes to show a sunny day is not required, when you are in the right place at the right time and can see what is happening before you.
Paul Gedge
Give the heavy some space / great visualization :)
Love it :) Thank you
a whole bunch of turbulance!!
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Date Aircraft Origin Destination Departure Arrival Duration
13-May-2026 B744Singapore Changi ()Frankfurt Int'l () 11:50PM +08 06:30AM CEST (+1) Scheduled
12-May-2026 B744Frankfurt Int'l ()Singapore Changi () 10:18PM CEST 04:02PM +08 (+1) 11:43
11-May-2026 B744Vancouver Int'l ()Frankfurt Int'l () 04:53PM PDT 10:56AM CEST (+1) 9:03
11-May-2026 B744Frankfurt Int'l ()Vancouver Int'l () 02:00PM CEST 02:30PM PDT 9:29
10-May-2026 B744Boston Logan Intl ()Frankfurt Int'l () 06:13PM EDT 06:41AM CEST (+1) 6:27
10-May-2026 B744Frankfurt Int'l ()Boston Logan Intl () 01:47PM CEST 03:05PM EDT 7:18
09-May-2026 B744San Francisco Int'l ()Frankfurt Int'l () 03:25PM PDT 10:39AM CEST (+1) 10:14
09-May-2026 B744Frankfurt Int'l ()San Francisco Int'l () 10:51AM CEST 12:52PM PDT 11:00
08-May-2026 B744Boston Logan Intl ()Frankfurt Int'l () 06:34PM EDT 06:58AM CEST (+1) 6:24
08-May-2026 B744Frankfurt Int'l ()Boston Logan Intl () 02:13PM CEST 03:48PM EDT 7:34
07-May-2026 B744Vancouver Int'l ()Frankfurt Int'l () 04:58PM PDT 11:05AM CEST (+1) 9:06
07-May-2026 B744Frankfurt Int'l ()Vancouver Int'l () 02:28PM CEST 02:32PM PDT 9:03
07-May-2026 B744Bengaluru Int'l ()Frankfurt Int'l () 04:28AM IST 10:04AM CEST 9:05
06-May-2026 B744Frankfurt Int'l ()Bengaluru Int'l () 01:33PM CEST 01:34AM IST (+1) 8:31
05-May-2026 B744Houston Bush Int'ctl ()Frankfurt Int'l () 04:27PM CDT 08:30AM CEST (+1) 9:02
05-May-2026 B744Frankfurt Int'l ()Houston Bush Int'ctl () 10:29AM CEST 01:34PM CDT 10:05
03-May-2026 B744San Francisco Int'l ()Frankfurt Int'l () 03:42PM PDT 11:05AM CEST (+1) 10:22
03-May-2026 B744Frankfurt Int'l ()San Francisco Int'l () 10:58AM CEST 12:55PM PDT 10:56
02-May-2026 B744Boston Logan Intl ()Frankfurt Int'l () 06:13PM EDT 06:52AM CEST (+1) 6:39
02-May-2026 B744Frankfurt Int'l ()Boston Logan Intl () 01:53PM CEST 03:13PM EDT 7:20
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